Predators CHL update

Alexander Radulov, the 15th pick inthe 2004 draft, leads the pack of six Nashville Predators prospects who arecurrently playing in the CHL in the 2004-05 season.

Alexander Radulov,RW – Quebec, QMJHL

Height: 6’1, Weight: 178 lbs., DOB – 1986-07-05

Alexander Radulov joins Patrick Roy’s team, theQuebec Remparts, coming from his native Russia where he played with THK Tver ofthe Upper League and had 31 points in 42 games last season. Last summer’s firstround pick, noted for his natural scoring ability and quick moves in theoffensive zone, was a member of the gold medal winning Russian team at the 2004IIHF world junior Under-18 championships and ranked second on that team inscoring with seven points. Radulov has posted 34 points already in only 27games this season and has a +10 rating.He is the Remparts’ second leading scorer behind the Sharks’ JoshHennessy.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Quebec

27

13

21

34

34

+10

Nick Fugere, LW –Gatineau, QMJHL

Height: 6’2, Weight: 230 lbs., DOB – 1985-09-20

Nick Fugere is a strong presence around the netin his fourth season in the QMJHL. A member of the 2003-04 QMJHL championGatineau Olympiques, Fugere has continuously posted big numbers in penaltyminutes, with 121 last season. He has 70 so far this season, good for second onthe team behind Maxime Rousseau. Afourth-round draft pick in 2004, Fugere is noted for a good slap shot havingstrength and size that make him tough to contain in front of the net. Thisseason he has 11 points in 25 games with the Olympiques, good for seventh onthe team.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Gatineau

25

4

7

11

70

-1

Vaclav Meidl, C – Plymouth,OHL

Height: 6’4, Weight: 198 lbs., DOB – 1986-05-27

A third-round pick, Vaclav Meidl is playing inhis second season with the OHL Plymouth Whalers. He had a good year in 2003-04,netting 14 goals and 28 assists for 42 points. In 2003 he played for the CzechRepublic at the IIHF Under-18 world junior championships and was named to the2004 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects game. So far this season Meidl isstruggling with only nine points in 23 games, putting him 10th onthe team.He is tied for the secondworst plus/minus on the team at –5.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Plymouth

23

5

4

9

24

-5

Kyle Moir, G – Swift Current,WHL

Height: 6’2, Weight: 190 lbs., DOB – 1986-05-25

Kyle Moir is in his third season with the SwiftCurrent Broncos. Last season he posted 22 wins in 46 games and had agoals-against average of 2.90. A fifth-round pick in 2004, this season with theBroncos Moir has a 6-12-2 record with a 3.18 GAA, who are tied for second tolast place in the league with only 16 points in 25 games.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

Min

GA

SO

Avg.

W

L

T

SV%

Swift Current

21

1152

61

0

3.18

6

12

2

.904

Shea Weber, D – Kelowna,WHL

Height: 6’3, Weight: 190 lbs., DOB – 1985-08-14

Shea Weber of the 2004 Memorial Cup championKelowna Rockets had a stellar season in 2003-04. In his second year with theclub he had 32 points in 60 games and was first on the Rockets and 11thin the WHL with a +23 rating last season. He was named to the 2004 Memorial CupAll-Star team after posting 17 points in the playoffs, with an average of onepoint per game. The 2003 second round pick has 20 points in 24 games thisseason, and leads his team in scoring from the blueline.He ranks second in the WHL in scoring bydefensemen behind only the Blackhawks Cam Barker.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Kelowna

24

6

14

20

50

-1

Lauris Darzins, C – Kelowna,WHL

Height: 6’2, Weight: 176 lbs., DOB – 1985-01-28

Lauris Darzins moves to North America this yearafter playing the last two seasons in the Finnish junior league with Lukko Jrsand joins Weber on Kelowna. A native of Lativa, Darzins was the ninth-roundpick of the Predators in 2003. He played in 35 games last season with LukkoJrs., scoring 17 times and adding eight assists for 25 points. Darzins is afast skater who can control the puck well at top speed and can be creative offensively.He is tied for second on the team in goals scored with seven.He has played five fewer games than most ofhis teammates.

2004-05 stats

Team

GP

G

A

PTS

PIM

+/-

Kelowna

19

7

5

12

14

-3

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